Parents: Joseph Deremiah "JD" Hudspeth and Minerva Hudspeth; former husband of Telia Ann (Houk) Hudspeth in this cemetery; father of Gwynne Ann, Joe Bill, Larry, and Betty Jane Hudspeth
Blue Mountain Eagle
September 14, 1967
Plane Crash Fatal to Hudspeth
Lloyd (Speck) Hudspeth, 48, Grant County businessman and member of a prominent Eastern Oregon family, was killed Friday when the plane he was piloting crashed into the water near the Ilwaco, Washington airport. A passenger, George McKinnon, Redmond, also died in the accident.
Hudspeth, McKinnon, Homer Damon, Mt. Vernon and George Wakefield, Redmond were on a fishing trip at Ilwaco prior to the accident. The party had returned to the airport and loaded their gear. The Cessna piloted by Hudspeth took off first, followed by Wakefield in his Piper Comanche for the return trip to Redmond.
Hollis Owens, John Day, who took part in the search and rescue mission, reported that the Wakefield party became concerned after arrival at Redmond that the Hudspeth plane failed to arrive. Both planes left Ilwaco shortly after 5:30 p.m. Friday. Owens accompanied by Pat Butson and Ernie Peterson, flew to Redmond Saturday morning and participated in the search.
The plane wreckage was found Saturday in tide flat shallows of the Columbia River. Plane seats and wheels washed ashore. At low tide the bodies were recovered a short distance from the plane. The craft had disintegrated upon impact, Owens added.
Hudspeth, who had recently purchased a home in Bend shared in the operation of huge family interests and operated lumber mills at Mt. Vernon and Long Creek as well as having considerable other land holdings in the area.
Insuranceman McKinnon at one time operated an auto agency in Redmond.
Final rites were held in Prineville on Wednesday with Rev. Phil Ryan, John Day, officiating.
Blue Mountain Eagle
September 14, 1967
Plane Crash Fatal to Hudspeth
Lloyd (Speck) Hudspeth, 48, Grant County businessman and member of a prominent Eastern Oregon family, was killed Friday when the plane he was piloting crashed into the water near the Ilwaco, Washington airport. A passenger, George McKinnon, Redmond, also died in the accident.
Hudspeth, McKinnon, Homer Damon, Mt. Vernon and George Wakefield, Redmond were on a fishing trip at Ilwaco prior to the accident. The party had returned to the airport and loaded their gear. The Cessna piloted by Hudspeth took off first, followed by Wakefield in his Piper Comanche for the return trip to Redmond.
Hollis Owens, John Day, who took part in the search and rescue mission, reported that the Wakefield party became concerned after arrival at Redmond that the Hudspeth plane failed to arrive. Both planes left Ilwaco shortly after 5:30 p.m. Friday. Owens accompanied by Pat Butson and Ernie Peterson, flew to Redmond Saturday morning and participated in the search.
The plane wreckage was found Saturday in tide flat shallows of the Columbia River. Plane seats and wheels washed ashore. At low tide the bodies were recovered a short distance from the plane. The craft had disintegrated upon impact, Owens added.
Hudspeth, who had recently purchased a home in Bend shared in the operation of huge family interests and operated lumber mills at Mt. Vernon and Long Creek as well as having considerable other land holdings in the area.
Insuranceman McKinnon at one time operated an auto agency in Redmond.
Final rites were held in Prineville on Wednesday with Rev. Phil Ryan, John Day, officiating.
Parents: Joseph Deremiah "JD" Hudspeth and Minerva Hudspeth; former husband of Telia Ann (Houk) Hudspeth in this cemetery; father of Gwynne Ann, Joe Bill, Larry, and Betty Jane Hudspeth
Blue Mountain Eagle
September 14, 1967
Plane Crash Fatal to Hudspeth
Lloyd (Speck) Hudspeth, 48, Grant County businessman and member of a prominent Eastern Oregon family, was killed Friday when the plane he was piloting crashed into the water near the Ilwaco, Washington airport. A passenger, George McKinnon, Redmond, also died in the accident.
Hudspeth, McKinnon, Homer Damon, Mt. Vernon and George Wakefield, Redmond were on a fishing trip at Ilwaco prior to the accident. The party had returned to the airport and loaded their gear. The Cessna piloted by Hudspeth took off first, followed by Wakefield in his Piper Comanche for the return trip to Redmond.
Hollis Owens, John Day, who took part in the search and rescue mission, reported that the Wakefield party became concerned after arrival at Redmond that the Hudspeth plane failed to arrive. Both planes left Ilwaco shortly after 5:30 p.m. Friday. Owens accompanied by Pat Butson and Ernie Peterson, flew to Redmond Saturday morning and participated in the search.
The plane wreckage was found Saturday in tide flat shallows of the Columbia River. Plane seats and wheels washed ashore. At low tide the bodies were recovered a short distance from the plane. The craft had disintegrated upon impact, Owens added.
Hudspeth, who had recently purchased a home in Bend shared in the operation of huge family interests and operated lumber mills at Mt. Vernon and Long Creek as well as having considerable other land holdings in the area.
Insuranceman McKinnon at one time operated an auto agency in Redmond.
Final rites were held in Prineville on Wednesday with Rev. Phil Ryan, John Day, officiating.
Blue Mountain Eagle
September 14, 1967
Plane Crash Fatal to Hudspeth
Lloyd (Speck) Hudspeth, 48, Grant County businessman and member of a prominent Eastern Oregon family, was killed Friday when the plane he was piloting crashed into the water near the Ilwaco, Washington airport. A passenger, George McKinnon, Redmond, also died in the accident.
Hudspeth, McKinnon, Homer Damon, Mt. Vernon and George Wakefield, Redmond were on a fishing trip at Ilwaco prior to the accident. The party had returned to the airport and loaded their gear. The Cessna piloted by Hudspeth took off first, followed by Wakefield in his Piper Comanche for the return trip to Redmond.
Hollis Owens, John Day, who took part in the search and rescue mission, reported that the Wakefield party became concerned after arrival at Redmond that the Hudspeth plane failed to arrive. Both planes left Ilwaco shortly after 5:30 p.m. Friday. Owens accompanied by Pat Butson and Ernie Peterson, flew to Redmond Saturday morning and participated in the search.
The plane wreckage was found Saturday in tide flat shallows of the Columbia River. Plane seats and wheels washed ashore. At low tide the bodies were recovered a short distance from the plane. The craft had disintegrated upon impact, Owens added.
Hudspeth, who had recently purchased a home in Bend shared in the operation of huge family interests and operated lumber mills at Mt. Vernon and Long Creek as well as having considerable other land holdings in the area.
Insuranceman McKinnon at one time operated an auto agency in Redmond.
Final rites were held in Prineville on Wednesday with Rev. Phil Ryan, John Day, officiating.
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